In johnnie tos drug war, a tapestry in code drug war, a tapestry in code. Louis koo stars in drug war, from the director johnnie to. A man in trouble with the law for manufacturing meth in china now must turn informant against the cartel hed been cooking for. But the films flintiness, and its initially subdued nastiness is what sets it apart from most other action films about the flimsy line. When three disparate souls a doctor desperate to redeem her reputation vicki zhao, red cliff, a policeman who will go to any length to seek out justice louis koo, triad election, and a criminal with a gunshot wound to the head wallace chung, drug war are thrown together in the hustle and bustle of an emergency room, a hospital descends from a pristine sanctuary to an. His luck takes a turn for the worse when a meth lab explosion leaves him burnt, widowed, and in the custody of. The movie was written by kafai wai, naihoi yau, ryker chan and xi yu. When a notorious drug lord is captured, his only chance to avoid execution is to become an informant and bring down an influential cartel. Louis koo headlines the cast in an intriguing role as a leading drug dealer whos caught by the police and forced to help them bring down some even greater criminals. Koo has become one of the more famous actors of the hong kong film industry, and a spokesman for pepsi, osim, tag heuer. Drug war is exactly what it claims to be, a crime thriller that mixes a good amount of drama and action, and does it very well, not without minor flaws. Drug war is an action packed chinese thriller and drama. A wealthy businessman tries to take down a drug kingpin that he used to work with, while a policeman tries to find justice without breaking the law.
Download drug war 2012 yify torrent for 720p movie yify. Read the drug war movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Jul 26, 20 louis koo stars in drug war, from the director johnnie to. Jul 26, 20 watch the movie trailer for drug war 20. With louis koo, honglei sun, yi huang, michelle ye. Louis koo and sun honglei in johnnie tos drug war by lance on november, 2012 in movies, news on november 11, it was announced that together with back to 1942, johnnie tos gangster movie, drug war, will be the surprise films to round up for the 15 movies that compete in the international rome. Hes a wily fox who will do absolutely anything to survive, and koo is magnificently loathsome.
Drug war on dvd october 29, 20 starring louis koo, sun honglei. Timmy choi portrayed by louis koo is a big time drug lord that. Faced with the possibility of the death penalty under chinas strict drug laws, koo becomes an informant for the police, offering them an even bigger break in exchange for clemency. Drug lord official trailer in cinemas 11 july 2019. His luck takes a turn for the worse when a meth lab explosion leaves. The film does a great job of making timmy the most thorough bastard possible. Other than announcing the movie was selected to be included in rome international movie festivals best movie category, the director and casts discussed the filming process for the movie. After an investigation by captain zhang lei sun honglei and his team of narcotics officers, they discover that the man is timmy choi louis koo, a drug dealer who smuggles drugs from southern china to jinhai. Drug war 20 after hes taken into custody, a drug lord louis koo must help the police bust his former associates or else face the death penalty. In 2018, koo was awarded the hong kong film award for best actor, asian. Manufacturing just 50 grams of meth in china will earn you a death sentence. The film stars sun honglei as police captain zhang, who partners with a drug lord named timmy choi louis koo after choi is arrested. The circuit full movie olivier gruner, brandon lamberty, brandon.
Louis koo born 21 october 1970 is a hong kong actor. Later, while working on a case, the polices anti drug division captain, zhang lei honglei sun, realizes that the man in the crash is drug lord tian ming louis koo. Read the drug war movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The movie timeline is the summary of a couple of days, dialogue and character development is clearly not the goal of this movie. He was once a notable local television series actor, winning tvbs best actor award in 1999 for detective investigation files iv. See more ideas about louis koo, foreign movies and movies.
With andy lau, louis koo, kiu wai miu, kar yan lam. What this leads to is a unique and freshfeeling storyline, one thats hard to predict throughout, with. At a press conference yesterday in beijing, johnnie to, louis koo, sun honglei, michelle ye, and gao yunxiang were present to promote drug war. In order to avoid the death penalty, tian ming helps the police put a stop to the entire drug trafficking circuit, but just as soon as the police are ready to make a large bust. Manufacturing just fifty grams of meth in china will earn you a death sentence, and timmy choi louis koo has manufactured tons of it. Drug war, moving fast and furious in china the new york times. Louis koo was born on october 21, 1970 in hong kong as louis tin lok koo. After 2001, he fully focused on film career and became one of the stalwarts of the hong kong film industry.
Drug war 20 cast and crew after hes taken into custody, a drug lord louis koo must help the police bust his former associates or else face the death penalty. Louis koo, honglei sun, michelle ye, crystal huang, johnnie to. Dec 30, 2018 erik, the asian movie enthusiast presents. A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former. Drug war stars mainland actors, features uniquely mainland settings and was bowtostern approved by sarft. Skepticism is natural, as much of milkyway images crime filmography would not work under the assumed sarft rules. Fear nothulu just re upped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies. Everything you need to know about drug war movie 20. After a 15year personal rivalry, an underworld gang war erupts when a financier puts a price on the head of hong kongs most powerful drug dealer. Drug war, moving fast and furious in china the new. Manufacturing just fifty grams of meth in china will earn you a death sentence, and timmy choi louis koo has manufactured tons of. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, winning tvbs best actor award in 1999 and 2001. Directed by johnnie to and starring louis koo, sun honglei, huang yi and li jing. While it takes a while to come to a full boil, drug war is an atypically grim gangster film from the typically inspired hong kong filmmaker johnnie to.
It turns out cai is indeed a drug manufacturer closely linked to the notorious drug lord li. While it takes a while to come to a full boil, drug war is an atypically. Drug war may be johnnie tos first mainland chinese film, but this venice competition entry film is undoubtedly a worthy addition to the milkway image canon. The gang leader, yu nam by kent cheng, has two righthand men. Watch full episode of drug war hong kong drama dramacool. What this leads to is a unique and freshfeeling storyline, one thats hard to predict throughout, with the emphasis almost entirely on suspense sequences. He is an actor and producer, known for saat po long. From the very awesome director johnnie to election, triad election, mad detective, etc comes an awesome little movie with a big bang called drug war. Sure, i could say its almost perfect for what it is, but that would be useless.
Released july 26th, 20, drug war stars louis koo, honglei sun, huang yi, li jing the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of 86 out of 100 on metacritic, which. A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation. A taut, solidly constructed action thriller with uncommon intelligence, drug war delivers exhilarating set. Timmy choi louis koo is a slick drug dealer operating out of mainland china. Download drug war 2012 yify torrent for 720p movie. Theres a hong kong director at the helm, but drug war is a china film. It stars louis koo, honglei sun, yi huang and ka tung lam. Louis koo, honglei sun, ka tung lam, yi huang a drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation. Later, while working on a case, the polices antidrug division captain, zhang lei honglei sun, realizes that the man in the crash is drug lord tian ming louis koo.
Louis koo is just one of a number of stars in this 2009 hit which also features sean lau and daniel wu. Du zhan is a movie starring louis koo, honglei sun, and yi huang. Now hes in the custody of captain zhang sun honglei, and has one chance to avoid execution turn informant and help the cops bring down the. Watch drug war 20 full movie free online streaming tubi. Set in the mainland city of jinhai, drug war follows a group of narcotics agents who score a big break when they arrest louis koo, a cantonese meth supplier. Kar yan lam, kiu wai miu, louis koo, andy lau, movie description. At first, drug war looks like an extraslick, and gratuitously meanspirited police procedural. It is tos first movie made in mainland china but dont expect a sellout. Louis koo timmy choi huang yi wallace chung gao yunxiang li guang jie. A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his. Johnnie to drug war louis koo 20 hong kong version. Johnny tos drug war du zhan 2012 movie trailer stars sun honglei, louis koo, honglei sun, michelle ye, and yi.
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